Parent Page

We love Parents! Parents are always the first and best teachers of their children.

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But when it comes to the R sound, frustration can abound. The child can’t imitate the R, but can recognize when someone else’s R sound is poor. The child can make an R sound in one word, but not in another with the same sounds! The child can produce a clear R word and then turn around and say it incorrectly the next time.

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This is frustrating! To the child. To the Parents. To the Speech Pathologist. It seems to be easy to blame someone else.

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So when it comes the R sound, we say to you the parents, “We’ve got this one!” Relax. You have the homework of school, the after school activities and all of the burdens that go with being a parent. “We’ve got this one!”

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Here is what will happen as your child uses the device with the school speech pathologist:

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1) Almost instantly your child will become aware of his/her tongue. The elastic band on the Bite-R provides a strong feel that increases the tongue tension.

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2) Next your child will develop a tongue position that helps your child create more perfect R sounds…that he/she can repeat.

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3) Carryover happens without the child being aware of it…which makes it perfect for both you and the child.